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The A’s decision to have Sonny Gray pitch against the Astros on Sunday, rather than put him through the motions of a Minor League rehab start, stemmed from a call made by the pitcher himself.
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Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley says he will now go before MPs to defend the company’s “good name” following criticism over working conditions at the firm.
BBC News – Business

Civilians fleeing Falluja, the Iraqi stronghold of the so-called Islamic State (IS), are being shot as they leave, an aid agency says.
BBC News – Middle East

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has a slight lead over opponent Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s presidential election, but the result is still too close to call.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly reject a plan to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone, whether in work or not.
BBC News – Europe

Anxiety disorders need more research, says a global review of scientific studies which found women were twice as likely to be affected as men.
BBC News – UK

Muhammad Ali’s doctor says friends “expected something bad was going to happen” in the year before his death.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nairobi’s police chief warns opposition supporters not to take part in Monday’s rally for electoral reform in the Kenyan capital “if you value your life”.
BBC News – Africa

In the A’s 12-inning loss Saturday in Houston, Jed Lowrie greeted his twice-former team with a game-tying home run with two outs in the ninth inning.
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OAKLAND – All of the noise, the predictions, the narratives and the analysis hovers around the periphery.
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Some retired steelworkers could see their pensions “largely frozen” under possible changes to the scheme’s rules, a former pensions minister warns.
BBC News – Business

Syrian troops, backed by Russian air power, cross into Raqqa province, nearing the self-styled capital of so-called Islamic State, UK-based activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

The World Health Organization is examine the risks of holding the Olympic Games in Brazil because of the Zika virus.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pope Francis approves measures to sack bishops who mishandle child sexual abuse cases, a papal decree released on Saturday says.
BBC News – Europe

Brexit campaigners could win if turnout is low in the EU referendum, former Labour leader Neil Kinnock warns, as he calls on young people to vote.
BBC News – UK

Three-time world heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali, who became one of the world’s best-known sportsmen, dies aged 74 after suffering from respiratory illness.
BBC News – US & Canada

Thirty Nigerien troops and two Nigerian soldiers have been killed repelling an attack by Boko Haram militants in Niger, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

Evan Gattis went 4-for-5 with four RBIs, including a two-run home run to left field in the fourth inning, and the Astros jumped on A’s starter Jesse Hahn for seven first-inning runs and cruised to a 12-2 win on […]

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Sean Manaea arrived at the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2012 as a late-blooming prospect from Indiana State with one prevailing thought in mind.
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